About this episode

Tenille Goodspeed and Meg Brennan discuss the partnership between Garrison Brewing and the Halifax Jazz Festival and its impact on community culture.

40 years of Halifax Jazz Festival and nearly three decades of Garrison Brewing as a partner isn’t just a fun local success story, it’s a blueprint for how a city builds culture people actually want to stick around for. We’re at the Oxford Taproom with Tenille Goodspeed (Executive Director, Halifax Jazz Festival) and Meg Brennan (VP Sales, Marketing and Retail Operations, Garrison Brewing) to talk about how a waterfront festival becomes a true community gathering, not just a ticketed event. W...

People in this episode

Guests: Tenille Goodspeed, Meg Brennan

Topics covered

• Halifax Jazz Festival
• Garrison Brewing
• community culture
• local success stories
• waterfront festival

Keywords

• Halifax Jazz Festival
• Garrison Brewing
• community gathering
• local culture
• waterfront festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Halifax Jazz Festival, Garrison Brewing

Places: Halifax, Oxford Taproom

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